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Core correlation and scalar relativistic contributions to the atomization e
nergy of 120 first- and second-row molecules have been determined using cou
pled cluster and averaged coupled-pair functional methods and the MTsmall c
ore correlation basis set. These results are used to parametrize an improve
d version of a previously proposed bond order scheme for estimating contrib
utions to atomization energies. The resulting model, which requires negligi
ble computational effort, reproduces the computed core correlation contribu
tions with 88%-94% average accuracy (depending on the type of molecule), an
d the scalar relativistic contribution with 82%-89% accuracy. This permits
high-accuracy thermochemical calculations at greatly reduced computational
cost. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(00)30328-2].